Fog, cold wave unabated in Punjab, HaryanaFoggy conditions and a cold wave continued to affect normal life in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh on Friday. Most parts of both states and Chandigarh witnessed moderate to dense fog Friday, weather officials said here.

Committed to ensure all round development: KhattarHaryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday said the government is committed to ensure all round development of the state without any regional discrimination, taking up those areas initially which have "lagged behind" in terms of development.

14 ducks found dead in Haryana; govt officials inspect villageA team of state government officials on Monday visited Gatauli village, a day after at least 14 ducks were found dead in a pond creating panic among villagers. A team of officials, including Deputy Director of Animal Husbandry department D K Sharma, Deputy CMO of Health department Paleram Kataria.

Cold wave continues in Punjab, HaryanaCold wave conditions continued unabated in Punjab and Haryana with dense fog engulfed at several places, affecting vehicular movement in both the states. According to a MeT Department report, a thick blanket of fog had engulfed most places of Punjab and Haryana and reduced visibility. Many trains were running late in the region.

Thick fog covers Punjab, Haryana, cold conditions prevailCold conditions prevailed at several places in Punjab and Haryana, where heavy blanket of fog affected movement of vehicles for the second day on Thursday. Dense fog prevailed at most places in the two states since early morning as visibility levels dropped considerably, a MeT official said.

Haryana govt suspends a doctor for reporting late for workA doctor of a government hospital at Panipat was on Wednesday suspended by Haryana government for allegedly "reaching late" at work due to which a patient died in the hospital. Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij on Wednesday suspended.

Rohtak sisters beat molesters with belt inside moving busIn yet another shameful incident highlighting concerns about women's safety while at the same time in a rare show of courage against eve teasing, two sisters fought three men who were reportedly harassing them onboard a bus in Haryana.

Attack on journalists at Hisar, SC to hear plea on MondayThe Supreme Court today agreed to hear on Monday a petition filed by a group of journalists seeking a direction to the Centre and Haryana for ordering a judicial probe into alleged assault on them and other media persons during a police operation to arrest 'godman' Rampal in Hisar.

Prabhu, Birender file RS nominations from HaryanaUnion Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu and Union Rural Development Minister Birender Singh on Tuesday filed their nominations for the two Rajya Sabha seats from Haryana. Both ministers are likely to be elected unopposed to the upper house of parliament with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) having a clear majority.

‘Godman’ Rampal’s sect expansion plans go bustJust before his run-in with the law that landed him behind bars with serious charges such as murder, sedition and other cases slapped on him, self-styled godman Rampal had embarked on well-thought plans for expansion of his sect.

Haryana government has suspends 5 revenue officialsHaryana government has suspended five officials of the revenue department, including an Assistant Consolidation Officer (ACO) in connection with various irregularities in registering a mutation in Gurgaon district some time back, an official said.

Rampal ashram claims four women dead, police say noneAuthorities at the ashram of controversial sect leader Rampal Tuesday claimed that at least four women followers died in the police action on the ashram complex. Ashram spokesman Raj Kapoor claimed that the women were killed in the police operation.

BJP govt in Haryana suspends officer who cleared Robert Vadra’s land dealLess than a month after coming to power in Haryana, the BJP government on Monday suspended an assistant consolidation officer (ACO), Dalbir Singh, who had executed the mutation of the controversial land deal between Congress chief Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra and real estate giant DLF in 2012.

HC sets aside Hooda govt’s quota policy in promotionIn an order that will impact thousands of scheduled caste (SC) employees of Haryana government, the Punjab and Haryana high court on Friday set aside the state government's reservation policy pertaining to promotion to Class III and IV posts.

DGP takes stock, aide rules out Rampal’s surrenderAn uneasy calm prevailed in Barwala on Thursday as the police and self-styled godman Sant Rampal’s supporters appeared headed for a face-off ahead of the November 17 deadline to produce him before the High Court.

RSS ideologue to guide Haryana on educationIn the first indication of the role the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) may play in policy formulation in Haryana, the new Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government plans to constitute a consultative committee of educationists.

Caught on camera: Masked men vandalise Palwal toll PlazaRaising security concerns for the Haryana government, at least 15-20 masked men vandalised and robbed the Palwal toll plaza. According to a CCTV footage, a group of youth armed with sticks attacked the toll booths here and robbed cash from the tax-collection box on November 6 at 6 AM.

Hooda had blocked his joining UPA teamFormer Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda had blocked the entry of Chaudhary Birender Singh into the erstwhile UPA government led by then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, a fact with which Singh went public umpteen times while being in the Congress and even after joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), but he has finally got his due.

Haryana’s Health Minister escapes unhurt in car accidentHaryana's Health Minister Anil Vij escaped unhurt in a road accident on GT road at Ambala Cantt on Wednesday morning when his car was hit by a truck, police said. Vij, the BJP MLA from Ambala Cantt, was going to market in his private car. A truck coming from opposite direction hit the car, leaving a portion of the vehicle damaged, police said.

Uproar in Haryana Assembly over Vadra land deal, RSS agenda Haryana assembly witnessed uproarious scenes following the Governor's address with the Chief Minister asserting that all "wrongdoings" of the Hooda regime would be probed and the Congress accusing the BJP government in the state of pursuing "RSS agenda".

Haryana Assembly session begins, newly elected MLAs take oathThe three-day session of the Haryana Assembly commenced on Monday as pro-tem Speaker Raghubir Singh Kadian administered oaths to the 90 newly-elected MLAs. Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar was the first to take oath followed by the ministers, including cabinet ministers.